Review of ClassPass

ClassPass is the newest fitness trend to hit London. For £89 a month you get access to unlimited classes across the city’s hottest studios. Shaleena and I signed up for a one week trial last week so wanted to share our thoughts on the concept.

Pros:

An amazing number of studios have signed up to the scheme, including some of the priciest ones in town. Most reformer pilates classes cost £28 each which makes the monthly £89 seem well worth it

It’s a great way to get out of your comfort zone and try different types of workouts

Cons:

Although membership gives you unlimited classes, you can only visit the same studio (across all its locations) three times in one month

There are a lot of studios on the website, but there isn’t a huge variety in the classes offered. We found that most of them were yoga or pilates.

As bloggers, we’re happy to hop on the tube to try the latest workout but if you’re a commuter, you would probably just want to stick with the locations most convenient for you

High cancellation fees. When there’s so much to choose from, sometimes you get a bit trigger happy with the sign up button but later realise that you bit off a bit more than you could chew. There’s a £12 fee if you cancel less than 12 hours before a class and a £15 charge if you’re a no show. We understand the no show fee but most studios give you much less time than 12 hours in which to cancel your class.

If you cancel your ClassPass subscription and later change your mind there’s a £69 reactivation fee!

We've heard a few local companies are working on a similar business model so we'll be sure to update you as soon as we know more!